Restaurants and cafes
Alfonso III Rua Central 11 586 272. Genuine and excellent Portuguese food in a Portuguese environment, though the walters speak English. Centrally located, not far from Largo do Senado.
Bolo de Arroz Travessa de Sao Domingos 11. Nnar the Largo do Senado, this is a great place for Portuguese pastries and some of the best coffee in town.
Clube Militar Avenida de Praia Grande 795 714 O09, Although this is a private club, the dining room is open to the public, A groat way to see inside one of Macau’s colonial buildings - which has been beautifully restored - although the food doesn’t match the surroundings.
Fat Siu Lau Rua da Felicidade 64 573 585. A very popular, traditional old restaurant in an area busywitb cafes and restaurants. Pigeon is the speciality.
Fook Lam Mun Avenida Dr Marlo Soares 259. Excellent Cantonese seafood, although expensive.
Leitaria I Son Largo do Senado 7. Virtually next doorto Long Kei, this is an excellent milk bar offering milk with everything - fruit, chocolate, eggs, ice creams, puddings and breakfasts.
Long Kei Largo do Senado 7B. A one-hundred-year-old, traditional, but inexpensive and excellent Cantonese restaurant, on the left side as you face the square from Almeida Ribeiro. Unsurprisingly, recently granted a tourism award.
Oo Mort Cafe This sells home-made Portuguese cakes and coffee, as well as soups and salads. Pele Rua de Sao Tiago da Barra 25 969 000. A short walk south of the Maritime Museum and offering excellent Macanese dishes in a friendly atmosphere.
Pizzeria Toscana Avenida da Amizade. Genuine Italian food and not just pizzas, though these are superb, as is the coffee.
O Porto Interior Rua da Almirante Sergio 259-8967 770. Just by the A-Ma Temple, this features antique Chinese screens, superb old Macanese cuisine, such as African chicken, or grilled sardines, plus a splendid wine cellar.
Praia Grande Praca Lobe D’Avila, Rua PraJa Grande 973 022. One of Macau’s best restaurants, just outside the city centre. Pleasant staff, excellent food, good value.
Star East Club Macau Tower. Owned by a bevy of Hong Kong stars including Jacky Chart this is located at the foot of the tower and offers a wide range of international cuisines.
Taipa
Galo Rua da Cunha 45 8827 423. Low-priced, basically international menu. Just inland from the main bus stop on Rua Correa da Silva in Taipa Village.
Mocambique Rua dos Clerigos 28A 8827 471. Probably the most popular restaurant in Taipa Village, serving tasty Portuguese colonial food alongside various dishes from Goa and Africa.
O-Manel R. Fernao Mendes Pinto 90 8827 571. A small, family-run and homely restaurant with checked tablecloths, Portuguese wine and superb cooking. The bacalhau (cod) in olive oil and garlic is the house speciality.
Restaurante Panda Rua Direita Carlos Eugenio 4-8 827 338. On a tiny alley leading east from the southern end of Rua da Cunha in Taipa Village. Reasonably priced Portuguese place, with outdoor tables in good weather.
Pinocchio’s Rua do Sol 4 8827 128. Good Macanese food, including fish cakes, crab, prawns and crispy roast duck. On the square opposite the fire station in Taipa Village.
Coloane
Cacarola Rua das Gaivotas8 882 226. Welcoming and deservedly popular restaurant with excellent daily specials and very affordable prices. It’s off the main village square.
Cafe Nga Tim Coloane Village. A small, very friendly cheap place ideal for lunch or mn evening drink, right opposite the Chapel of St Francis Xavier.
Fernando Hac Sa Beach 882 531. Net far from the bus step. Fernando’s is an institution amongst local expats trying to escape the city pace, and its casual, cheerful atmosphere is probably the clothest you will get to a Mediterranean bistro without boarding a plane. Add on great Portuguese food and you’ve got one of the best restaurants in the territory. You might need a taxi to get home, though - reckon on 50ptca for the ride back to the peninsula. Advance booking recommended, and a must at weekends.
Lord Stew’s Bakery Coloane Town Square. One of the best places to eat Macau’s creamy Portuguese egg tarts (natas).
Bars and clubs
Crazy Paris Show Mona Lisa Hall, Hotel Lisboa, Avenida da Amizade 577 666. Something of a Macau institution now, this vaguely naughty cabaret-style show of scantily clad dancing girls can be seen nightly at 8pm and 9.3Opm (also 11 pm Sat; 250ptca).
Embassy Bar Mandarin Hotel, Avenida da Amizade, Outer Harbour 567 888. Rather snazzy indeed, featuring cocktails and live bands, and good value at 30ptca to enter.
Talkers Rua de Pedro Coutinho 104. A little south of Avenida do Coronel Mesquita, just west of the Kun lam Temple, are several bars and pubs that make up most of Macau’s nightlife. Talkers tends to get very busy very late.
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